According to the newspaper O Globo, Iran's Foreign Ministry asked the Brazilian diplomacy for explanations on Sunday about Brazil's position on the death of General Qassem Soleimani.
Tensions between the United States and Iran worry several world leaders. In Brazil, the population is also concerned, mainly compossible manifestations by the President of the Republic, Jair Bolsonaro (without party), about the foreign impasse. For this reason, the country had Twitter users asking: #BolsonaroFicaCalado (a request for the president to be silent).
Iranian state TV even aired Brazilian messages on Twitter asking them not to be attacked. Brazilian netizens flooded Twitter with requests for Brazil to stay out of a possible conflict between the United States and Iran. There is even a meme with singer Gretchen, who went viral in recent days, which reads: warn that the Brazilian people do not agree with the opinion of the President of the United States."
